Condonation is the formal route by which a student short of the 75% attendance requirement (but typically above 65%) may still be permitted to write end-semester exams. It exists for genuine hardship — not as a routine escape hatch.
Who needs it
If your semester attendance lands between roughly 65% and 75%, you fall in the condonation band. Below the lower bound, condonation normally cannot help — that’s “repeat the semester requirements” territory, a decision made by the college per regulation.
The process (through your college)
- Application: the exam cell announces the procedure near semester end — a form, usually with your reasons stated.
- Documentation: medical certificates or equivalent proof for the absence period. Certificates arranged retroactively for ordinary absence are routinely rejected.
- Fee: a condonation fee set per notification.
- Approval: discretionary — the principal/university approves based on the record. Only then is your exam registration/hall ticket enabled.
Myths, corrected
- “Everyone gets condonation anyway.” Colleges vary widely; treating it as guaranteed is how students end up barred.
- “It appears on your degree.” Condonation is an internal process concession, not a marksheet entry — but repeated shortages create their own record with your college.
- “Condonation fixes below-65%.” It doesn’t — the band matters.
The only real advice
Track attendance from week one (the attendance rules guide explains the bands), file OD properly for legitimate activities, and submit medical documentation at the time of illness. Condonation is your parachute — check it exists, but fly so you don’t need it.
Exact bands, fees and paperwork are set by regulation and college — your exam cell’s word is final.